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Recognised as Colour

#A14C27

  • #A14C27
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A14C27 is a orange with RGB values 161, 76, 39 and HSL 18°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A14C27#A14C27
HEX#A14C27
RGBrgb(161, 76, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.298, 0.1529
RGB percentages63.1%, 29.8%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(18.2, 61%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 75.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.8%, 75.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,570,791
CSS custom property--colour: #A14C27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#5EB3D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#645923no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#786C25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B13A44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 4Saddle brown · ΔE 8.7Brown · ΔE 19.1Indian red · ΔE 22.4Maroon · ΔE 23Firebrick · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 4.04, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#277CA1
Analogous#A1273F, #A18927
Triadic#27A14C, #4C27A1
Split complementary#27A189, #273FA1
Tetradic#3FA127, #277CA1, #8927A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EABDAA
Lighter +30%#E09E81
Lighter +20%#D67E58
Lighter +10%#CA5F31
Darker −10%#78391D
Darker −20%#4F2513
Darker −30%#261209
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA420E
Less saturated −25%#885640

Channel breakdown

R161
G76
B39
Red161 (63.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue18.2°
Saturation (HSL)61%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 4C · B 27

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